What to watch on RTÉ Player this week? The RTÉ Player team share their top picks to watch on RTÉ Player this week.
What's New?
Alex Murphy and Chris Walley reprise their roles from the smash hit feature film The Young Offenders as the brand new series follows the coming-of-age adventures of lovable rogues Conor and Jock navigating their awkward teenage years.
Comedian PJ Gallagher shows up in a new role along with Hilary Rose returning as Conor’s long-suffering mother Mairead. Be prepared for some major laughs, Cork schtyle in The Young Offenders!
What Not to Miss?
Missed out on The Handmaids Tale first time round? Blessed be! The first series of this haunting programme will now be available on RTÉ2 every Monday at 9.30pm and RTÉ Player thereafter.
Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale follows Offred (Elisabeth Moss) as she tries to survive in a dystopian society. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birth rate, the United States is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values’.
Catch up now on RTÉ Player. Under His Eye.
What’s Trending?
NatWest Women’s 6 Nations, Winter Olympics and More!
It’s Six Nations season and the RTÉ Player is offering a web-exclusive, streaming of every single women’s match in the competition.
You can watch Ireland’s U20’s and weekly review programme Against the Head for a round-up of rugby action. Plus, RTÉ Player will have live coverage of Porto v Liverpool in the Round of 16.
As the Winter Olympics kick off, David Gillick meets the five members of Team Ireland - Bubba Newby (Halfpipe Ski), Patrick McMillan (Downhill and Super G), Seamus O'Connor (Snowboard Halfpipe), Tess Arbez (Slalom, Giant Slalom and Downhill) and Thomas Westgaard (Cross Country Ski) with daily highlights starting Saturday 10th February at 6.35pm.
Documentary of the Week
Two-part documentary, We Won The Lotto explores the reality of living Ireland’s most frequently indulged ‘national daydream’ telling the first-hand stories of people who’ve experienced life changing lottery wins in Ireland over the past 30 years.
Each episode interweaves four contrasting winners stories living both here and abroad. We find out what life was like for them before the win, reliving how the win happened, the shock, the aftermath and the repercussions of their windfall. Watch now on RTÉ Player.
